Support legislation that requires federal reporting on Russian persecution of religious communities in Ukraine and Russian-occupied territories, and sanctions foreign individuals responsible.

joined ... to introduce Countering Russia’s War On Faith Act ... requires the Secretaries of State and Defense to jointly report on Russian efforts to persecute, suppress, and violate the religious freedoms of faith communities in Ukraine and Russian-occupied territories. It also directs the President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals found to have engaged in these actions.

Bacon backed a bill to document Russian abuses against religious communities and trigger sanctions on perpetrators.

Bacon Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Combat Russia’s Attack on Religious Freedom | U.S. Representative Don Bacon
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GovInfo lists H.R. 8433 as introduced in the House on April 22, 2026 by Rep. Joe Wilson for himself and Reps. Steve Cohen, Brian Fitzpatrick, Marcy Kaptur, Don Bacon, and Mike Quigley. The full title requires a joint State-Defense report on Russian religious-freedom violations in Ukraine and temporarily occupied territories and presidential sanctions for certified foreign persons.

Bacon was an original House cosponsor of the exact reporting-and-sanctions legislation. The same official record lists the latest action as introduction and referral to House committees, with no enacted-law status shown.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 8433 (IH) - Countering Russia’s War on Faith Act - GovInfo Content Details
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Rep. Bacon’s office announced that Bacon joined Wilson, Cohen, Fitzpatrick, Kaptur, and Quigley to introduce the Countering Russia’s War On Faith Act. The release says the bill requires State and Defense to jointly report on Russian persecution, suppression, and religious-freedom violations in Ukraine and Russian-occupied territories, and directs sanctions on foreign individuals responsible.

Bacon publicly supported and joined introduction of legislation matching the commitment’s reporting and sanctions provisions.

delivered same_term A for effort

Bacon Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Combat Russia’s Attack on Religious Freedom | U.S. Representative Don Bacon
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GovInfo lists companion Senate bill S. 4379, introduced April 22, 2026 by Sen. John Kennedy with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. The full title requires a joint State-Defense report on Russian violations of Ukrainian religious freedoms and presidential sanctions for foreign persons determined to have engaged in those efforts.

The Senate companion confirms the bicameral legislative vehicle described in Bacon’s release. It supports the existence and content of the legislation, though Bacon’s direct support is shown by the House bill and his office statement.

delivered same_term A for effort

S. 4379 (IS) - Russia’s War on Faith Act - GovInfo Content Details
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